About GEMS
Trusted for over 55 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 190,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division; and we will impact 20 million by 2020 students through the initiatives of our Charity partner Varkey Foundation.
About the School
GEMS Cambridge International Private School Sharjah ( GCS) has a proven track record of continued success in both academic and extra-curricular activities. GCS has been rated as very good in every performance standard of the UAE Unified Inspection framework and judged as outstanding in their provision of Health and Safety for students and staff . GCS is an accredited British Schools Overseas ( BSO) school and has been rated as the Best British School in Sharjah according to the reputed Which School Advisor website.
Just 25 minutes from Downtown Dubai, this extremely successful school, opened in September 2019 and currently has 2300 students from FS 1 to Year 13 . GEMS Cambridge Sharjah is a values-driven school which delivers the National Curriculum of England, with distinct opportunities to develop students’ full potential academically, socially and personally in a warm, happy and safe environment with design thinking at the core of curriculum.
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Year 1 teacher to join our team. Teaching at GEMS is not just a job, it’s a career. Our teachers enjoy free access to leading CPD programs and have the opportunity to grow with the company on a global scale. With most of our leaders coming from within the GEMS network of schools, GEMS teachers are in a unique position to consider career opportunities across the world as we expand into more and more countries.
Teachers in the UAE enjoy an exciting lifestyle, with opportunities for new and exciting leisure activities and travel across the region and further afield! Working at GCS brings the additional unique opportunity for teachers to work in Sharjah and enjoy the benefit of a 4 day work week and a 3 day weekend, while living in the provided luxury accommodation in Dubai.
The successful candidate will have:
A Bachelor degree major in Primary Education is mandatory and PGCE.
Proven experience of teaching primary
Exceptional subject knowledge
Extensive experience in teaching the National Curriculum for England
A passion for teaching and a positive ' can do ' attitude
All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including:
Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence, and end of Service Gratuity.
GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS rewards which provides significant savings on day to day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.
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